Adam Day

Maintenance supervisor with 27 years in the field. Not a career developer. Built AI Optimizer v2.0.0 over a month, nights after work. First paying customer: March 23, 2026. For maintenance teams exploring AI. For builders on a budget. For real people solving real problems.

First SaaS revenue: March 23, 2026 (27 years maintenance → founder)

The Background:

27 years as a maintenance supervisor
Not a career developer
Saw AI transforming our field
API costs were crushing exploration

The Build:

Started: ~February 2026
Built: Nights after work (over a month)
Tech: Node.js, Express, Electron, SQLite, Stripe
Deployed: Fly.io (backend), GitHub Releases (desktop)

The Launch:

First live payment: March 23, 2026, 10:10 PM EDT
First customer: Me (testing live flow)
First license: SAAS-72F9E12F8A885C90 (email delivered!)
Current status: Live, 60% cache hit rate proven

The Numbers:

Pricing: $4.99/mon

AI - Optimizer
AI Optimizer - OpenAIAPI Caching Proxy (20-40% CostSavings)

Recent activity

First SaaS revenue: March 23, 2026 (27 years maintenance → founder)